First names in Hebrew

First name Ovadya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עובדיה

Gematria value: 97

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ovadya is written עובדיה

Ovadya is another spelling of Ovadia, עובדיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Ovadya mean?

Meaning: "servant of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of the prophet known in English as Obadiah. It means “servant of God”: oved, “one who serves”, followed by a short form of the divine Name. It is also the name of the shortest book of the Bible, a single chapter long.

Gematria

Ovadya = 97

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עובדיה has 6 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total97

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ovadya, from ע to ה:

עֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה׃

“He wraps Himself in light as in a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.”

Psalms 104:2

The book of your first name

Ovadya, in nine pages

• Ovadya, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ovadya
• Ovadya, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ovadya in three answers

How do you write Ovadya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ovadya is written עובדיה. Ovadya is another spelling of Ovadia, עובדיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Ovadya?
Written עובדיה, Ovadya is worth 97: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Ovadya mean?
Servant of God (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of the prophet known in English as Obadiah. It means “servant of God”: oved, “one who serves”, followed by a short form of the divine Name. It is also the name of the shortest book of the Bible, a single chapter long.